Alanya, 115
km (72 miles) east of Antalya
(map), was favored as a seaside
resort by
the Seljuk
Turks 800 years ago, just
as it is for the thousands of British
and European visitors who pack its
hundreds of hotels
and villas today.

For the Seljuks, the attraction was
the mild climate, the good harbor,
and its relative closeness to Konya,
the Seljuk capital (maps).